Grosseteste
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But in 1240, Robert Grosseteste, the bishop of Lincoln, used Oxford University money to launch the first documented student loan system.
From Time • Aug. 2, 2016
Two of my favorites on his list are Roger Bacon and Robert Grosseteste.
From Forbes • Feb. 13, 2012
Mike Flynn, a current practitioner in the genre, and no slouch when it comes to the history of medieval science, would be my candidate to write the novel on Grosseteste.
From Forbes • Feb. 13, 2012
He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
After the discovery of a new continent, however, the outmoded view of Grosseteste once again became respectable among the philosophers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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